of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
breaking off; snapping off
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
self-defense; self-defence
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
stairs; stairway; staircase
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sword; blade; single stroke
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related